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clone

/kləʊn/

/kloʊn/

clone out

Translations

clonenoun

clones

/kləʊn/

/kloʊn/

клон

The scientist created a clone of the plant.

Учёный создал клон растения.

Additional translations

Synonyms

carbon copy

cloneverb

cloned

Past Simple

cloned

Past Participle

cloning

Gerund

/kləʊn/

/kloʊn/

клонировать

Scientists are trying to clone endangered species to save them from extinction.

Учёные пытаются клонировать исчезающие виды, чтобы спасти их от вымирания.

Synonyms

cloneadjective

/kləʊn/

/kloʊn/

Used attributively to describe something produced by or relating to cloning; behaves like a non-gradable adjective.

Definitions

clonenoun

An organism or cell, or group of organisms or cells, produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical.

The scientists successfully created a clone of the sheep, which was genetically identical to the original.

A person or thing regarded as an exact copy of another.

The new smartphone is considered a clone of the previous model, with only minor changes.

cloneverb

To make an identical copy of an organism or cell.

Scientists were able to clone the sheep successfully.

To replicate or reproduce something exactly.

The software allows users to clone their hard drives for backup purposes.

cloneadjective

Produced by or relating to cloning; genetically identical to the original source.

Clone embryos were studied carefully for developmental abnormalities.

Imitative or virtually identical in appearance, design, or function to an existing product or model.

Several clone phones entered the market soon after the flagship device was released.